conglomerations

Many of the great American urban conglomerations grew to their present prominence in a very different time.

Many of the nation’s biggest banks including Citi are conglomerations of financial institutions that have merged or bought each other over many years.

These galaxies, the scientists say, could well grow into one of the biggest conglomerations of mass in the universe, a vast cluster of thousands of galaxies and trillions of stars.

The architectural projects in the exhibition range from individual houses to entirely new urban conglomerations.

The crackling, it turns out, comes from centuries-old conglomerations of life that help retain what little water there is and produce life-sustaining nutrients such as nitrogen and carbon.